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Osoji Coffee – The Kennington Observer http://kenningtonrunoff.com Surreptitiously observing Kennington, including the suburbs Vauxhall, Oval, Walworth, and Elephant since 2012 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:36:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 http://kenningtonrunoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cropped-IMG_9952-32x32.jpeg Osoji Coffee – The Kennington Observer http://kenningtonrunoff.com 32 32 52066190 Because we all Need a Fresh Start http://kenningtonrunoff.com/because-we-all-need-a-fresh-start/ http://kenningtonrunoff.com/because-we-all-need-a-fresh-start/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:34:35 +0000 https://kenningtonrunoff.com/?p=7433 Continue reading →]]> Establishments reviewed by the Observer have an unfortunate habit of going bust shortly after they’ve been benighted with our pixie dust, and thus was the case with Unique at 63 Black Prince Rd. in Vauxhall which uniquely managed the feat a mere five weeks after our review. The new occupant is coffee shop ‘Osoji’, which roughly translates to ‘fresh start’ in Japanese.

To these events we usually invite Phil from accounts but he’s lookmaxxing at the moment and unable to even drink a cup of tea. When we pointed out that tea in fact has no calories he muttered something about controlling the amount of fluids in his body, which is funny as he’s never said that in a pub. Moving on, Osoji has the regular staples such as loose leaf tea, cappuccino, flat white, Americano and others.. and on our visit we encountered ACTUAL ITALIAN PEOPLE. We didn’t understand what they were saying but they certainly looked content with their espressos and macchiatos. Thrown into the mix is also a nice assortment of pastries

The demographic of Osoji consists of earnest dog walkers, mums dropping their kids to school, and folks scurrying to work. Customer service facing local businesses live and die largely on their ability to engage with customers and this was in evidence on our visit, as the staff were funny and engaging. It appears that new owner Nancy already knew some of the punters as she worked there before, and it shows. Overall, Osoji is solid spot for a quick brew or to work (they have WiFi). And Osoji, if you’re reading this please be aware that we love your subtle nod to Japanese design

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